NYC Home Improvement Exam Questions And Correct
Answers(2024/2025)
1. DOB: Department of Buildings
2. DCA: Department of Consumer Affairs
3. DOT: Department of Transportation
4. What is home improvement?: The construction,repair, replacement, remodle- ing,
alteration, comversion, rehabilitation, renovation, modernization, improvement,or
addition to any land or building or any part of the land or building used or designedto be used
as a residence or dwelling place, including basements, driveways, fences,garages,
landscaping, patios, porches, sidewalks, swimming pools, and terraces.
5. What does home improvement include?: -Central heating/air conditioning
- Central vacuum cleaning system
-Storm windows
-Awnings
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-Communication systems
6. What is NOT home improvement?: -Construction of a new home or building
- Sale of goods or materials in connection with the installation of or application ofgoods
or materials
-Work performed on a residence owned or controlled by the state or municipality
- Painting or decoration of a building, residence, home, or apartment, when not
related to home improvement work
7. Who is a "salesperson"?: A salesperson is someone who negotiates a home
improvement contract with a consumer or tenant, or solicits a home improvement
contract from an owner or tenant.
8. Who is a contractor?: A contractor is anyone who owns, operates, maintains, conducts,
controls, or transacts a home improvement business and undertakes or agrees to perform
any home improvement, whether or not the contractor is a primecontractor or
subcontractor with respect to the owner.
9. What is a home improvement contract?: A "home improvement contract" is an
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